Ireland's District Court Language, immigration and consequences for justice /
Waterhouse, Kate,(writer on courts)author.
This title asks how the apparently significant presence of non-Irish people in the District Court - Ireland's busiest court - has affected how these courts are run, and what happens when immigrants appear before the District court.
Cover ; Ireland's District Court; Contents; List of tables and figures ; Preface; Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations ; Guide to extracts from District Court field notes and interviews; Introduction; Part I: The Irish District Court: its role, function and day-to-day operation ; 1 Introducing the District Court ; 2 Barristers, bench warrants and bail bonds; Part II: Immigration and the Irish District Court: changing context, new challenges; 3 LEP immigrants in Irish courts; Part III:  Processing LEP defendants: bilingual cases in the Irish District Court
4 Interpreting District Court proceedings for non-Irish  defendants5 The case of the immigrant: dynamics and discourse; Conclusion; Appendix A: Methodology; Appendix B: Participants; Appendix C: Glossaries of District Court language and jargon; Appendix D: Vignette: unrepresented French defendant; Appendix E: Vignette: dismissal of Polish interpreter; Bibliography; Index
This title asks how the apparently significant presence of non-Irish people in the District Court - Ireland's busiest court - has affected how these courts are run, and what happens when immigrants appear before the District court.
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Trinity College, Dublin), 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-199) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Ireland. District Court of Justice.
Immigrants
Law
Courts of first instance
Court interpreting and translating